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optimal health, a person's ideal day should include more than four hours of physical activity involving exercise of light, moderate or vigourous intensity, and at least eight hours of sleep, new research has found. Light-intensity activity could range from doing chores to making dinner, whereas moderate and vigourous exercise involve more intentional movement such as a brisk walk or a gym workout, researchers said. The ideal daily routine should also include six hours of sitting and five hours of standing, they said. The international team, led by Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, analysed the behaviour of more than 2,000 people within a 24-hour day to determine the right mix of time spent sitting, sleeping, standing and being physically active for desirable health.

Mumbai, India April 29, 2024: NPST, a leading provider of digital banking and payment technology solutions listed on the NSE SME exchange, announced strong fourth quarter and full-year results for FY 2024. Buoyed by a winning combination of favourable growth in digital payments, as well as its innovative technology solutions and expanding customer base, NPST reported significant increases in both revenue and net profit. The consolidated FY 2024 annual revenue surged by 216% to ₹130.08 crore, up from ₹41.13 crore in FY 2023.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise fell over 8 percent in intra-day trading today (April 29) after the firm announced that it will raise ₹2,475 crore (approximately $300 million) through private equity firm Advent International for its unit Apollo HealthCo. This unit manages Apollo's Apollo 24/7 vertical. Additionally, there are plans to merge Keimed, a promoter-owned wholesale pharma distribution business, with Apollo HealthCo over the next 24 to 30 months.

The consolidated revenue from operations was reported at Rs 28,499 crore, up 5.3% from Rs 27,059 crore in Q4FY23.

can reap great dividends to investors. So they do! As they say ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’, here we demonstrate how a monthly SIP into a mutual fund can grow multi-fold over a long period of time. We have randomly selected one mutual fund scheme — Quant Focused mutual fund which has delivered a reasonably good return of 18 percent since its launch in August 2008 i.e., 15 years and 8 months ago.

Q4 results today: A total of 35 companies will announce their financial results for the fourth quarter of FY24 today, April 29. Also Read: Q4 results: 211 companies to declare earnings this week UltraTech Cement, Trent, UCO Bank, KPIT Technologies, Poonawalla Fincorp, Tata Chemicals, Gillette India, PNB Housing Finance, Birlasoft, KFinTechnologies, Can Fin Homes, Vesuvius India, Shoppers Stop, Spandana Sphoorty Financial, eMudhra, Tips Industries, Jana Small Finance Bank, and Fedbank Financial Services will announce their Q4 results today. Rossari Biotech, LG Balakrishnan and Brothers, Shipping Corporation of India Land And Assets, Indostar Capital Finance, Satin Creditcare Network, Veefin Solutions, Aurum Proptech, Ador Fontech, Quest Capital Markets, Lagnam Spintex, CNI Research, Sumeru Industries, and Jumbo Bag are also scheduled to release their Q4 FY24 earnings during the day.

NPS) was opened to the general public 15 years ago, it managed to get less than 5,000 voluntary investors. The investment rules were not very clear, the structure was quite complicated and there was also no clarity on the tax treatment of the income. But over the years, the NPS has undergone many changes and become more investor friendly. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has made the scheme more flexible and introduced new features. It has also made it easier to open an NPS account. If you have the necessary documents, the account can be opened online within minutes. The Finance Ministry has done its bit by introducing tax benefits on contributions, including tax deductions that are exclusive to the NPS and making 60% of the maturity corpus tax free. As a result, the NPS is slowly gathering pace. In 2023-24, some 8.73 lakh voluntary investors joined the scheme. That’s an average 2,391 investors joining per day, almost 100 every hour. But the NPS is still not the preferred investment vehicle for retirement. With only 55 lakh voluntary investors, it has tapped only 10% of the total investing population in the country.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) perform in these states under Congress's rule? And what happens if the BJP wins in these three states? The answer may (or may not) lie in the performances in previous elections. It is a well-known fact that the results of Lok Sabha polls is not always on the lines of the state assembly polls. Simply put, if one party wins the assembly polls, it doesn't guarantee that the same party will also win the parliamentary polls.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects HCL’s FY25 revenue growth to be near the upper-end of its guidance band, which will put the company ahead of its large-cap IT services peer set barring Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), which is executing the mega BSNL deal, and LTIMindtree Ltd. “While we expect some near-term pressure on the stock on account of weak FY25 revenue growth guidance, we continue to expect the stock to outperform its peers," wrote Motilal’s analyst Mukul Garg in a report on 27 April. In the March quarter (Q4FY24) results announced post-market hours on Friday, HCL saw muted consolidated CC revenue growth of 0.3% sequentially.That said, itskeyIT and Business Services CC growth at 4% was ahead of consensus estimates.Further, new deal-wins at $2,290 million rose year-on-year and sequentially.

Hindustan Unilever managing director Rohit Jawa said he is neither satisfied with the company's volume growth nor has the company lost its pricing power as the consumer bellwether shifts focus on investing disproportionately on bigger and more premium brands. «We don't want volume to be just 2% and want to see it grow — that is our focus. We are not going to wait for the macros to improve, but we'll go where the growth is and work actively towards that,» Jawa told ET, adding that tailwinds including improving macros and agri-economy will benefit HUL. «But in meantime, we are not waiting, we are going to do what we can do. That will only make us stronger because we are chasing more volume and more mix by going more and more into high-growth spaces, channels, and formats and putting more funds and people there.» In March quarter, HUL reported a 6% drop in net profit while revenue remained unchanged.

TS SSC Result 2024: Telangana Board of Secondary Education (BSE, Telangana) is expected to declare the results of Class 10 results anytime soon on the official website of bse.telangana.gov.in. As per media reports, the TS SSC Result 2024 will be declared on April 30. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

Dry promotion: 'New title, no raise' appraisal trend leaves employees in a pickle According to a study done by audit and consulting firm Deloitte India, the average pay hike across Indian companies is estimated to slip to 9.1% this year from 9.4% last year, with the IT sector facing spending cuts by clients seeing the worst hikes in a decade. Some profiles are expected to get better hikes given their demand. "Over the past few years, many sectors have seen a trend towards more substantial increments for tech and digital roles, while traditional roles may see steadier, moderate increases.

The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition

"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions." —William Shakespeare, Hamlet The higher the climb, the harrowing the descent. If there is one sector which is experiencing this truism, it is information technology. From the heady days of the pandemic-triggered digital boom, to the current slowdown due to growth headwinds in the West, the country’s $250-billion IT sector has traversed a full cycle over the past few quarters.

HPBOSE) is expected to declare the results of the Class 12 Board in 2024 anytime soon on the official website hpbose.org. According to media reports, the HPBOSE will likely announce the results by April 30. However, there is no official confirmation of the date and time of the results.

Apple fans are eagerly awaiting the tech giant's 'Let Loose' event scheduled for May 7, which promises to unveil exciting developments in the iPad lineup. This event, distinct from the upcoming WWDC in June focusing on software updates, is expected to spotlight hardware innovations, particularly in the realm of iPads.

New York court in 2020 of the rape and sexual assault of ex-actress Jessica Mann in 2013, and of forcibly performing oral sex on former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006. He was later sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Vedanta Ltd is likely to see less pressure on cash flows after liability management at the holding company level and is now best placed to ride rising commodity prices, analysts said. Improved performance in aluminium, power and zinc enabled the company to turn in EBITDA of Rs 87,600 crore in the January-March quarter, up by 4 per cent quarter-on-quarter. The improved performance was attributable to lower cost of production in aluminium and zinc and higher sales volume, partially offset by softer zinc prices. Despite marginal delays, Vedanta is set to complete its alumina/aluminium/ international zinc expansion during the current fiscal year (FY25), which will provide visibility around volume growth and cost reduction FY26 onwards. The start of coal mines in FY26 shall further lower its aluminium cost of production. In a post earnings note, Nuvama Institutional Equities said management is moving ahead to demerge the businesses by end of current fiscal (April 2024 to March 2025). The vertical split of its businesses into six listed entities can yield Vedanta higher-than-the-current value.

Asan Ideas of Wealth, follows the unified portfolio approach. All his savings are invested in just two mutual funds—the Nifty50 index fund, and the Gilt Fund. The 53-year-old, a chemical engineer at a Gujarat-based fertiliser company, aims to maintain 50% allocation each in equity and debt.

Direct link to apply: https://jeeadv.nic.in/applicant Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has started the application process for Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced 2024) at the official website, jeeadv.ac.in.

Malayalam film 'Manjummel Boys,' directed by Chidambaram and starring Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, and Ganapathi, among others, is gearing up for its OTT release on Disney+ Hotstar. The film, known for its gripping narrative and stellar performances, will start streaming from May 5 onwards in multiple languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.